Part 29 In which an argument takes place

“How did you know that it was almost my birthday?” she asked truly confused.

“Your spell book, you said your mother gave it to you on your sixteenth birthday. Did you know she had written the date on the back of the cover?”

“I had actually forgotten about that,” she answered amazed. “How do you know about birthdays?”

“Some stories are about them.” He said in an offhand way. He turned from her and went into his room, removing a pack from his back as he went.

She watched him baffled for a moment then trotted after him, “Where did you go?”

“The village.”

She froze, “but they said for us to never go back. Are you alright?”

He was bent over the bed, pulling stuff out of the bag. He was silent for a moment. “About that…Marlot…”

“What is it Jack, did they try to hurt you?” She spun him to face her.

“They don’t hate me, it’s just you they don’t like.” He was blushing and scuffed his shoe on the floor.

“But I made you, you’re an abomination.”

“That isn’t fair, I don’t know what it means, but it doesn’t sound nice and everyone in town was very helpful, as long as I didn’t tell them the stuff I was buying was for you.”

“Then why did they threaten you last time?”

“To hurt you Marlot, they are afraid that you will hurt them and their children and that you are holding me captive. Most of them don’t believe that you made me, they think I am some child you kidnapped and use to test your experiments.” He face was burning still but there was anger in his eyes.

“So the fact that your hair is green doesn’t bother them?” she snapped.

“Unfortunate side effect.”

“Of what, living with me?”

“Maybe, or being your slave. I do all of the cooking and cleaning around here and you spend all your time looking up spells.”

Do you actually believe them Jack, do you really think I am keeping you here against your will? Because if you want to leave then by all means go! I’m sure they will take you in with open arms!” When had she started crying again? She turned and stomped out of his room, it had been a mistake to create the golem. She was going to get into trouble with the council for that she was certain, but it would all be worth it if she knew that he cared about her like she did him. But like everyone else in her life that she had ever let herself get close to he would just turn on her as well. She picked up Jinx as she walked past him and out into the garden.

“I am not an abomination!” he yelled after her before the door slammed shut behind her.

She turned to look at the door, no part of her believed that he was anything short of perfect, her greatest achievement and now failure. Did he really feel that she would ever force him to do anything? Her broomstick was up against the wall near the door where she had left it after flying Jack and Lilly around the garden. Holding Jinx against her chest with one arm she grabbed the broom with the other and took off into the night sky.